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Leta Wall Obituary
Cedar Rapids
Leta Marie Blochlinger Wall, 90, of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, April 5, 2013 at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House. Services: 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, St. Jude Catholic Church by Rev. Mark Reasoner. Burial: St. Joseph Cemetery. A Vigil service will be held Monday, 3 p.m., at Teahen Funeral Home where friends may visit Monday from 3 to 8 p.m., and at the church Tuesday after 9:30 a.m.
Survivors include her three sons, Dan (Janey), Dave (Kathy), and Doug (Robin) all of Cedar Rapids; five grandchildren, Theresa, Scott, Brent, Shawn, Adam, and four great-grandchildren, Wyatt, Nathan, Bailey and Layla. Also surviving are two sisters Margaret Ceynar of Des Moines, and Patricia Salzbrenner of Cedar Rapids. She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years James E in 2005 and a grandson Drew in 2012.
She was a member of the American Public Welfare Association, the National Association of Social Workers, the University of Iowa Old Gold Club, the Phoenix Club, the National Silver Haired Congress, served as a Board member for AARP and and the Witwer Senior Center, and served on the Linn County Task Force of Heritage Agency on Aging. She serves on the Linn County Condemnation Commission. She was active in the IBEW 405 Retirees Club.
She was elected to the Older Iowans Legislature and was a senior advocate most of her life. In 2005, she was awarded the prestigous Andrus Award given by AARP for Community Service in the State of Iowa. In 2007 she was awarded the Governor's Volunteer of the Year Award.
Leta was very active in politics and the Democratic Party starting in the 1950's. Leta and Bob Connet were vice chairpersons in 1960 when they escorted then Senator John F Kennedy around Iowa as he was campaigning for President. Leta campaigned for many elected Democrats in all offices and had met all the Democratic Presidential Nominees and Presidents. Leta was elected to the Hall of Fame of the Linn County Democratic Party in 1991.
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Tracey Robertson
April 8, 2013
Leta was a true inspiration to everyone who knew her for her zest for life and a true advocate for older adults. I knew Leta for the past three years through Linn County Elder Abuse Multidisciplinary Team and Linn County TRIAD. She will be greatly missed!
Linda Elliff
April 7, 2013
I met Leta through Linn County TRIAD and will never forget her strengths, smiles and her ambition she had to always fight for the rights of our Seniors. I will miss her and her many jokes. as our monthly agenda always ended with "Leta's joke" she always had a good joke which made everyone leave with a smile. We will miss her.
Linda Elliff
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